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finally painted/installed my spoiler*pics**

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Old 03-07-05, 11:30 AM
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Default finally painted/installed my spoiler*pics**

total time for prep/paint/install was about 4 hours.all of this was done in my garage. by myself
pics were taken before i washed my car.
also, if anyone was wondering what kind of car is under the cover,its my baby 63' linc continental(under construction)
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Old 03-07-05, 11:33 AM
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Looks good! what kind of paint did you use?
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Very nice.....
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Nice touch what's next
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not bad at all! is it the angle or that the spoiler color is a tad darker than the rest of the car?
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Originally Posted by rominl
not bad at all! is it the angle or that the spoiler color is a tad darker than the rest of the car?

Rominl he didn't wash it yet LOL
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hot.. same as mine.. now next turn for you is to change those lights to new 03 style
Old 03-07-05, 01:33 PM
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excellent DIY job


not feelin the lip tho.....too subtle for me to notice
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very very nice...
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I was not aware that the 400 came without a rear lid spoiler!
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
I was not aware that the 400 came without a rear lid spoiler!
Yea only cars with Nakamichi or NAV had a factory wing.
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What kind of paint how did you get it to match so well?
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looks good, especially for DIY, but I don't know if it's the pic or what,but I don't see the metalic sparkle on the wing like the rest of the car, and like rom said, it looks a touch darker.

if it makes you feel better, I'm sure 90% of people will never notice
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thanks for the responses,
i used Duplicolor Ultra Silver i beleive(i dont have the can at the moment.i used white primer as my first coat so that the silver would come out lighter.)
it matches the car color very well. it even has the fine metallic shine that the car does.
(too bad i have a cappy camera that doesn't show the rich color),
also i did not wash the car, but the colors came out great. the spoiler looks darker but thats just the sun hitting it at differnt angles.
(gotta luv the sun out here in southern cali)
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
I was not aware that the 400 came without a rear lid spoiler!
most gs400 and gs430 come with factory wings already. but there are a few that come without it. i say it's relatively rare


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